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B -- EVALUATE LOGISTICS REQUIREMENTS TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS SOL DTRS57-98-Q-80033 DUE 122497 POC Karen Marino, Purchasing Agent, (617) 494-2437 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division Home Page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Purchasing Agent, marinok@volpe1.dot.gov. The Volpe Center plans to procure through Simplified Acquisition procedures, a sole source from DaCar, Whitinsville, MA, to support the center in two areas, the Air Mobility Command (AMC) and the United Kingdom, Ministry of Defense (UK MOD). The Center is seeking assistance to evaluate logistics requirements to plan, facilitate, validate, and improve upon functional Air Force systems, and evaluate UK MOD interface aircraft engine maintenance data on-board aircraft technology in order to improve the acquisition, transmission, display, and fault diagnostics data. Specific tasks required are, but are not limited to: (1) Information Sharing System -- The "Broker" system which enables multiple AMC logistics systems to share information via a single point of entry (2) Development of an AMC Logistics Database (3) Development of an Interactive Web Based System (4) Engine Study (5) Technology Evaluation (6) Evaluation of MADAR technology (7) MOD Database Development -- an automated acquisition system using an SQL database which is Intranet based, has the capability to interface with queries on the Intranet to an existing MOD passenger database and (8) Logistics Studies. Small Business firms classified under SIC Code 7373 interested in proposing on this requirement must demonstrate in writing no later than 15 days from the date of publication, that: (1) Their company has had some involvement with the AMC and the UK MOD; and (2) Are familiar with the "Broker" system, which is the development of a repository for extended neutral data formats and a comprehensive plan for AMC systems architecture. Small Business firms will be required to submit documentation in support of the above for evaluation prior to receiving a solicitation. No telephone requests will be accepted -- only written requests for this solicitation will be accepted -- however, we will accept requests via facsimile, at 617/494-3649, ATTN: Karen Marino, DTS-853. The solicitation and any document related to this procurement will be available onthe Internet, these documents will be available on a WWW server which may be accessed using Web browsers. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page is: "http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html". Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitation's posting and availability for downloading may register at the Volpe Center site. Contractors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the contractor. The Government will make no additional efforts to deliver information when the system indicates that transmissions cannot be delivered to the e-mail address provided. Requests for a hardcopy of the solicitation may be mailed or sent via e-mail to marinok@volpe1.dot.gov. Telephone requests will not be honored. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0343)

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